(12-06) 13:53 PST -- NASHVILLE -Sergio Romo mostly was unhittable in the postseason, much like Brian Wilson in 2010.

That's why manager Bruce Bochy already has acknowledged Romo as his No. 1 closer for 2013, adding he'd make Jeremy Affeldt, Javier Lopez and Santiago Casilla available "to give him some help" as Romo enters a season for the first time as the top ninth-inning choice.

End of story? Not quite.

Wilson's agent, Dan Lozano, told The Chronicle seven teams are interested in his client, some to use him as a closer, others as a setup man. Lozano wouldn't say whether the Giants are among the interested teams.

Assistant general manager Bobby Evans said the team has interest but hasn't spoken with Lozano at the winter meetings - the Giants' priority was re-signing Angel Pagan and Marco Scutaro (mission accomplished) - and suggested Wilson first is realizing his options elsewhere.

"You really don't have a history there," Boras said of the Giants' closing situation, though he did praise Romo for his effective slider in the postseason and striking out Detroit's Miguel Cabrera on an unexpected fastball, ending the World Series.

"The question is whether they perceive Romo, or these people, really being the closer. You really don't want to be without that person going into this process. ... As I told Larry, 'You better make some right moves. You don't want to be a guy that's not being known as a winner.' "

Boras chuckled over the last remark and got serious when saying, "The hardest position in baseball to be consistently good over a period of years is the closer."

The Giants' payroll nearly is maxed out. Evans said the focus has turned to finding a right-handed hitter to platoon in left field and a right-handed reliever, not necessarily to be used late in games.

The Giants already are comfortable with their late-game relief, Evans said.

"It's hard to argue with what got us through 2012," he said. "It still stands we'll stay in touch with Wilson's agents just in case there's an opportunity to bring him back."

Does Wilson want to come back? It was reported he wasn't thrilled by the process of being non-tendered by the Giants, making him a free agent. If another team offers assurances not offered by the Giants, it would be natural for him to go elsewhere.

Yahoo reported that Wilson has been cleared for spring training by Dr. James Andrews and will be ready by Opening Day.

"We left it with, we'll continue staying in touch and wait to see how things develop - the market for him, how he feels about his relative options and where we sit in that," Evans said. "There's clearly an understanding we have interest in keeping the door open to bringing him back. He needs to assess what his other options are."